The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-12-17
COUNTY COURT.
Minutes Of the December Term--A Con-
siderable AMOUNT Of Business
Dispatched.

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The county court convened in spe-
cial season. at the court house on
Monday, Dec 9Th, President Brown
and Commissioners Bowlby and
Courtney present.
1t was ordered that there be paid
out of the county treasury to Geo.
G. Baker. for insurance on the old
brick Jail building and stone Jail at
tached. from Nov. 18th, 1887. TO No
vember 1lth, 1892, s56.25. Amount
of policy, $4,000.
Geo. Weaver's heirs were exoner-
ated fom the payment of certain
taxes enormously assessed, for the
reason that George Weaver nor his
heirs never owned the property
against which said taxes were as
sessed.
George C. Baker was exonerated
from the payment of 1915 taxes on
a portion of lot No. 90 in Morgan
town, which were enormously as
sessed.
Numerous and supdry allowances
were made that Will appear in the
regular annual financial statement.
Lindsey c. Warner ct al vs.. John
Moore ct al new road. The report
of the viewers having been filed and
Enos Warner, one of the proprietors
whose lands would have to be taken,
filed writing agreeing to waive all
damages, and John Moore the only
other proprietor whose lands would
have to be taken agreed to accept
ten dollars as his compensation for
same and the court deeming this rea-
sonable, the road was established.
S. A. Stansberry ct al VS.. Cornelius
Heston ct al, road case. John E.
Price . witness in this case failing
to appear it WAS ordered that he be
summoned to appear the following
morning to show cause why he should
not be fined for contempt
Upon the application of John W.
Devine, Mary A. R. f. Devine and
Louisa L. Devine, minor children of
John Devine, deceased, by their
guardian Emrod Tenant, they we're
exonerated from the payment Of GER
tain taxes enormously assessed in
their several tracts of land in Clay
district.
For satisfactory reasons the rule
issued against Jno. e. Price on
previous day was dismissed.
Certain taxes enormously assessed
against Annie Shisler's heirs on lot
No. s, Morgantown, were RENTED
for the reason that they we're charg
ed twice; once to her heirs and again
to Chas. b. Shisler the present owner
Rachael Warrick VS.. james W.
Berger, bastardy. At the October
term OF the circuit court the defend
ant was ordered to the Jail Of this
county until bond was given or he
was discharged by law, and this court
being satisfied that said Berger
cannot pay thejudgement, the court,
on motion of Joseph Moreland, Prose
cutting Attorney, ordered the said
prisoner to be discharged.
Ordered that Joseph Moreland,
Prosecuting Attorney. be and he is
hereby directed to collect by suit or
otherwise, in the speediest and most
practical manner the balance due
this county from Capt McVicker,
late sheriff Of this county.
John V. Naples heirs were exon
Grated from the payment Of certain
taxes enormously assessed, for the
reason that mistake Of 5000 was
made in the calculation upon the
land books, upon which amount the
taxes we're unjustly charged.
E. NJ. Boyles was exonerated from
the payment of certain taxes for the
reason that the property upon which
said tax was levied belonged TO A.
A. Menear, who had already paid
the tax.
Simon Youst was exonerated from
the payment of capitation tax,
with which he was assessed before he
became 81 years of age.
Ordered that the following per
sons be appointed supervisors of
roads for the official term commenc
ing on the first day of January,
1888, who may qualify without Civ
ing bond: